Movies Like Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Angels in the Outfield is a 1951 comedy, drama, family, fantasy film from Clarence Brown with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fences and Angels in the Outfield.

Comedy Drama Family Fantasy

Fences

2016

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

6.9

MagicScore

Angels in the Outfield

1994

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.

6.0

MagicScore

Happiest Season

2020

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

7.1

MagicScore

Miracle in Milan

1951

Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage. Totò leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. But when greedy developers threaten the community’s land, Totò will need all the help he can get in order to find an impossible way out.

7.3

MagicScore

Fallen

2006

For high schooler Aaron Corbett, turning 18 means becoming not just a man but a nephilim, too -- half human, half angel, with supernatural abilities.

6.9

MagicScore

Bad Lieutenant

1992

While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

7.0

MagicScore

Viridiana

1962

Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.

7.6

MagicScore

Orphan

2009

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

7.0

MagicScore

Love the Coopers

2015

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Bruce Almighty

2003

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Wonder Boys

2000

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

The Last Letter from Your Lover

2021

A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

She Said

2022

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Phantom Boy

2015

At a hospital in New York, Alex, a police officer, meets Leo, a boy who has the ability to get out of his body and pass through the walls like a ghost. Both team up with Mary, an intrepid journalist, to capture a disfigured villain who terrorizes the city.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Olga

2021

2013. Exiled in Switzerland, Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, is trying to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. But the Euromaidan revolt erupts in Kyiv, and suddenly her loved ones are involved. While the girl is adapting to her new country and preparing for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution makes its way into her life, and nothing will ever be the same again.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

The Old Ways

2021

Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

There's Always Vanilla

1971

A young man returns home to Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman, on whom he begins to rely on for emotional and financial support.

4.3

MagicScore

#19

Five Star Final

1931

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

The Preacher's Wife

1996

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Angels in the Outfield?

The top films similar to Angels in the Outfield by MovieMagicScore are Fences (6.9), Angels in the Outfield (6.0), Happiest Season (7.1). Each shares comedy/drama/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Angels in the Outfield worth watching?

Angels in the Outfield holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Angels in the Outfield?

Angels in the Outfield (1951) is a comedy, drama, family, fantasy film directed by Clarence Brown, starring Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn.

Where can I find more recommendations like Angels in the Outfield?

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About movies like Angels in the Outfield

This ranked list pairs Angels in the Outfield (1951), a comedy and drama and family and fantasy film from Clarence Brown, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Paul Douglas take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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